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Yeah, there's a license but I don't think we have much info on just how restrictive it is - whether it's really as restrictive as only working on the PSP it's downloaded to hasn't been tested/reported yet.

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Yeah, there's a license but I don't think we have much info on just how restrictive it is - whether it's really as restrictive as only working on the PSP it's downloaded to hasn't been tested/reported yet.

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Wow...Hot Shots looks...horrible. Downloaded it yesterday and was all excited to play, then I realized the whole time I was thinking about the PS2 Hot Shots games that I liked and NOT the PS1 game I just bought.

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Yeah, there's a license but I don't think we have much info on just how restrictive it is - whether it's really as restrictive as only working on the PSP it's downloaded to hasn't been tested/reported yet.

I suspect this is the reason for the awkward License/Data separation. That way, you can back up the data to a CD-R and put it back on the PSP when you want to play without having to re-"bless" the system itself.

There's no reason why you can't copy the license file. The license file is most likely generated using unique identifier of the activated PSP so it would only work on that particular PSP much like licenses for Wii's VC and X360's XBLA. In addition, they may have encrypted the data file.

Yeah, there's a license but I don't think we have much info on just how restrictive it is - whether it's really as restrictive as only working on the PSP it's downloaded to hasn't been tested/reported yet.

Btw, regarding the 5 PSP thing I think it's probably a smart idea not to give out more than 2-3 copies in case you have to replace your own PSP at some point. Would suck if your PSP broke and you get a new one but can't download all the games you've paid for ^^;

The Blogosphere is like the movie Speed - if people don't keep writing, it will implode and nobody wants that. Master of the Obvious here commenting on the fact that it's a limited service out of the gate is just trying to keep the bus going.

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personally, i'm not looking forward to playing these on the PS3. both Wii and XBLA have showed me that playing retro games on an HDTV is an eyesore. i like that the image is scaled down on the PSP, in fact making it look a bit sharper and clean.

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personally, i'm not looking forward to playing these on the PS3. both Wii and XBLA have showed me that playing retro games on an HDTV is an eyesore. i like that the image is scaled down on the PSP, in fact making it look a bit sharper and clean.

now THIS is gonna be hot if it really happens. in fact, it may help sell some PSPs.

i'll be honest, my interest in the PS3 was peaked when i heard you can download PS1 games from PSN and offload them to the PSP. if this feature was accessible from the PSP from the start, my interest wouldn't have been so high. nonetheless, i don't regret my PS3 purchase... it's a solid machine w/ promise and one hell of a Blu-Ray player .

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Well I am not sure if it works on the PSP as of this moment, I just know they were showcasing that cross-platform multiplayer aspect at the October Gamer's Day and it was really cool. People were of course complaining that it looked like a PSP game even when playing on the PS3 (which is to be expected since it's the same freaking binary), but yeah the concept is very cool.

kenta, have you actually tried this or is this just the way you think it works? IGN just did a review of Cash Guns Chaos a few days ago and mentioned that this cross platform functionality wasn't available until they released the PSP version in 2007.

Edit: Sounds like it's just the PS3 version on the PS Store at the moment then.

What the heck, I'm just relaying what I saw at Gamer's Day. Like kaching said, IGN mentioned the cross-platform play would happen in 2007 when it's ready for the PSP so what more confirmation do you need